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I found myself stood in front of a twelve-ton tank yesterday, with the barrel pointing squarely in my face. And yet my only fear was about the people shooting me from behind. Worry not, the armed wing of Amnesty has not yet become...

Liu Xiaobo, a writer and Tiananmen survivor, was beaten by policemen and has been put into a black cell today. Please refer to the websites. http://www.newcenturynews.com/Article/china/200806/20080604194526.html Tens of Human Rights...

Earlier this year Foreign Secretary David Miliband apologised to MPs and said that he had been misinformed when he said that extraordinary rendition flights had not landed on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, a British territory. He...

So, the media’s been awash with 42 days – news, blogs, comment, cartoons, more comment – for oh, about 42 days now. There’s a letter in the Guardian today saying that the almost weird fascination the government has with the magical “42...

Chinese migrant workers in the UK suffer Lives in shadow , hidden away and at risk. The article is by Hsiao-Hung Pai, a journalist who was born in Taiwan and now lives in Britain. She writes for the Guardian , specialising in stories...